How to Stream The Winter Olympics Online

Networks and Services Streaming the 2018 Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics is an international sporting event that’s scheduled to take place every four years. The Winter Games or Olympics as it is called only include sports that are played on snow or ice. The first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France in 1924. The event originally had just five games, but gradually more games were added. The upcoming Winter Olympics will take place in PyeongChang, South Korea in February 2018. The event will take place across 13 different locations across the city.

Networks Streaming the Winter Olympics

In the US NBC and NBC sports have acquired the rights to live stream all Winter Olympics events. Cable subscribers can download and install both the NBC and the NBC sports app on their mobile devices to stream the games live while on the go.

Streaming the Winter Olympics Without Conventional Cable TV

Anybody who wants to watch the Winter Olympics in 2018 does not have to settle for getting a local cable subscription. Cord cutting services like DIRECTV NOW and Sling TV are becoming the norm amongst people who want more flexibility. Both services stream NBC and NBC Sports. They also both have apps for iOS and Android devices amongst close to a dozen others making it possible to stream on the go.

Prices start at $25 a month for Sling TV while DIRECTV NOW starts at $35 a month. The only difference is perhaps that DIRECTV NOW does not charge subscribers for the data they use when streaming via the service. Try both services free via the buttons below:

Official Apps to Stream the Winter Olympics

The official PyeongChang Winter Olympics app allows fans to track the journey of the torch as well as get information regarding transportation and tickets for various events. However, it does not have a streaming option. That said as mentioned above Winter Olympics fans can use the official NBC and NBC Sports app on their devices to live stream all the events.

Free Methods of Streaming the Winter Olympics

We are sure that there are many so-called free streaming services offering people the ability to stream every second of the Winter Olympics. However, the truth about these services is that they are illegal and they are even illegal to use. Those caught streaming copyrighted content like the Winter Olympics may face severe civil penalties. Instead, we advise that you use the legal methods mentioned above which will save you money and are perfectly legal.

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